Dive trip with Shear Water - 7 nights

Boat

Shear Water is a USCG and Bahamas inspected 22 meters long, 5.8 meters wide liveaboard vessel. It was custom designed with guests in mind it has all the comforts of home. The professional Captains and crew provide the best vacation experience possible, and do it at the most reasonable price available.

Shear Water can only accommodates 10 guests and 4 crew members each trip, with limited guests onboard, the vacation will be comfortable and intimate, and the route are very flexible in the type of scuba diving you might like to do and the places you want to go.

Benefit from the longstanding experience of Jim Abernethy, the American specialist who has set a standard for shark encounters without cages. Jim’s Bahamas trips rank among the most favourite of diving trips for shark enthusiasts all over the world. Since 1999, the Shear Water is a simple yet practical liveaboard for the ultimate shark encounter.

Shear Water runs on two 30 KW generators, supplying 110V service throughout the boat for your convenience with several charging stations in the salon as well as in every bunk for batteries and computers.

In the saloon, there is also a 42" flatscreen LCD TV with a hard drive full of moves, a MP3 player and stereo system with surround sound, camera table and charging stations.

The dive deck has custom dive seats, tank racks and dive platform with bins for personal dive gear, stowed under dive seats, fresh water rinse hose on back deck with soap and shampoo.

Shear Water provides expeditions offer intimate, cage-free encounters in the Bahamas with a variety of small and large sharks. These species include reef, nurse, lemon, tiger, great hammerhead and oceanic white-tip sharks etc. These trips are specially geared towards professional photographers and videographers, and the crew are delighted to assist guests in setting up the perfect shot.

Shear Water provide photo packages by Jim Abernethy - a National Geographic Stock Photographer with additional charge. You will receive all underwater pictures and video Jim captures, including underwater, topside & drone video shots as well during your trip! You will receive individual instruction from Jim to make sure your trip imagery is all it can be! Bring at least a minimum of a 1 TB hard drive to upload your images/video with you after the trip.

Cabin

Shear Water offering the sleeping quarters include four areas for up to 10 guests :

All are air-conditioned with bed linens and towels are supplied, all use shared bathroom. The power outlets is standard 120V system and charging ports in several locations on board for any dive or camera equipment you may have.

3 Twin Cabins :
Located on the main deck, each cabin comes with an upper and lower berth with storage under the lower berth.

1 Quad Cabin :
Located in the bow area, it has two sets of upper and lower berths with privacy curtains for each bunk.

2 Shared Bathrooms :
For shared use, each comes with toilet and shower. Soap, shampoo and conditioner are provided.

Diving

• Most days have unlimited diving as long as no deco.
• Night dives are provided every day.
• No dive on the embarkation and disembarkation day.
• Only 1 - 2 dives will be provided on the last diving day.
• All divings are self-guided, divemaster only led the shark dive.

Other Information

• Nitrox：Available with additional charge
• 15L Tanks：Available with additional charge
• REBREATHER Dive：Not available at the moment.
• Dive Equipment Rental：Available with additional charge
• Dive insurance：Divers must have valid dive insurance
• Wi-Fi Internet ：Not available at the moment.
• Laundry Service：Not available at the moment.
• Massage Service：Not available at the moment.
• Payment on board：By cash (USD)
• Crew Number：4 crew, 1 dive guide